The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank (SKU 7410000N42) is a natural white, crosslinked linear polyethylene vertical storage tank built to ASTM D1998 for bulk water and heavy-liquid duty. It holds 3,000 gallons on a 102 x 102 inch footprint and carries a molded-in specific gravity rating of 1.9 — the wall is engineered for liquids far denser than water, which is why it wears the "heavy duty" designation. For straight water storage that 1.9 rating is over-specified, so the value here is not density headroom you'll ever use up but the longevity and stress-crack resistance that crosslinked (XLPE) construction buys you over the tank's service life.
Will this tank work for my site?
Full of water, the contents alone weigh 25,020 lb, and the tank is rated to carry up to 47,538 lb of contents at its 1.9 ceiling. Size the foundation around the load you'll actually store, not just the water figure. A vertical storage tank this size wants a full, level, continuously supported pad; our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary begins. To confirm 3,000 gallons matches your draw-and-refill cycle, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. If you're comparing crosslinked against linear HDPE, Snyder XLPE vs HDPE lays out when the crosslinking earns its keep, and for rural or remote fire-water reservoirs our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.9 rating is a structural limit, not a chemical-compatibility clearance — don't read it as permission to store any 1.9-density liquid indefinitely. Match your liquid's density and its chemistry to XLPE before committing, and remember the seal side is a separate check: gasket and fitting elastomers have to be matched to the stored liquid independently of the tank wall. Because outlet and fitting configuration drives your plumbing plan, review the technical drawing on this page and call 866-418-1777 to confirm the exact fitting layout before you order parts. The other common miss is under-building the pad on a tank that can carry nearly 24 tons of contents.
This vertical storage tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest of Snyder's three molding plants — Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; or Philippi, WV — which span the country and usually keep one within reasonable reach of your site. Get a fast freight number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll route the order from the closest plant to hold freight down.
